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Details for: PI 553085,
Amaranthus pumilus
Raf., DB 8911
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Summary Data
Taxonomy:
Amaranthus pumilus
Raf.
Top Name:
DB 8911
Origin:
Collected – South Carolina, United States
Maintained:
North Central Regional Plant Introduction Station
Received by NPGS:
01 Nov 1989
Improvement Status:
Wild material
Reproductive Uniformity:
Population
Form Received:
Seed
Life Form:
Annual
Life Cycle:
Annual
Backup Location:
National Laboratory for Genetic Resources Preservation
Availability
This accession is not available. Contact site for status.
North Central Regional Plant Introduction Station
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Core Passport Data
Taxonomy:
Amaranthus pumilus
Raf.
Top Name:
DB 8911
Origin:
Collected – South Carolina, United States
Maintained:
North Central Regional Plant Introduction Station
Received by NPGS:
01 Nov 1989
Improvement Status:
Wild material
Reproductive Uniformity:
Population
Form Received:
Seed
Life Form:
Annual
Life Cycle:
Annual
Source History
Accession Names and Identifiers
DB 8911
Type: Collector identifier
David Brenner, North Central Regional PI Station, Ames, Iowa
Ames 10824
Type: Site identifier
Group: AMES
NC-7
USDA ARS NCRPIS
Pu004
Type: Other or unclassified name
Used in publications by a research group at the University of Hong Kong. Listed in the Ph. D. thesis by Huaixiang Wu, 1998. Development of grain Amaranthus as a starch crop in China
Corke, Harold University of Hong Kong
DB 0889
Type: Exploration identifier
Group: PEO-EXPLORATIONS
Exploration ID links
Narrative
At collection time the plants were still blooming, seed maturity might be better in October. Plants 15 cm tall and 150 cm wide. Sample size 100 plants, population size 2,000 plants.
Amaranthus pumilus
Raf.
Genus:
Amaranthus
Family:
Amaranthaceae
Nomen number:
315346
Place of publication:
Med. Repos. ser. 2, 5:360. 1808
Verified:
11/03/1989
by ARS Systematic Botanists.
Other conspecific taxa
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Common names
Language
Name
Alternate name
note
seq
Citation
English
coast amaranth
1
FNA Editorial Committee.
1993-.
Flora of North America.
English
seabeach amaranthus
1
Fish and Wildlife service.
1993. Final listing rules for 39 species: Plants. Endang. Spec. Techn. Bull. 18(2):13.
English
seabeach pigweed
1
Center for Plant Conservation.
Center for Plant Conservation National Collection of Endangered Plants (on-line resource).
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Pathogens
Vouchers
Herbarium specimen
Brenner, David, Iowa State University
. 28 Oct 1993. Located at NC7. Identifier: DB 8911. Inventory sample: PI 553085.
Citations
Waselkov, K. E., A. S. Boleda, & K. M. Olsen.
2018. A phylogeny of the genus Amaranthus (Amaranthaceae) based on several low-copy nuclear loci and chloroplast regions. Syst. Bot. 43:439-458.
DOI:
10.1600/036364418X697193
.
www.aspt.net/systematic-botany
Number of accessions cited:
53
Pedigree
Material Transfer Agreement
Observations
Phenotype Data
Category
Descriptor
Description
Value
Sample Size
Study
Inventory
Availability
GROWTH
GROWTH HABIT
GROWTH HABIT (USES THE IPGRI SYSTEM)
9 - PROSTRATE
AMARANTH.AMES.1990
PI 553085 89ncao01 SD
Not Available
MORPHOLOGY
SEED ABSCISION
ABSCISION ZONES OF SEED HOLDING UTRICLES AT MATURITY.
TB - UTRICLE ABCISES WITH TEPALS, THEN BURSTS IRREGULARLY
1
AMARANTH.AMES.1990
PI 553085 89ncao01 SD
Not Available
MORPHOLOGY
SEED ABSCISION
ABSCISION ZONES OF SEED HOLDING UTRICLES AT MATURITY.
TB - UTRICLE ABCISES WITH TEPALS, THEN BURSTS IRREGULARLY
145
AMARANTH.AMES.1993
PI 553085 89ncao01 SD
Not Available
MORPHOLOGY
ADULT STEM COLOR
ADULT STEM COLOR
RD - RED OR DARKER STEM WITH SOLID COLORING, CAN HAVE PINK OR RED BASE
AMARANTH.AMES.1990
PI 553085 89ncao01 SD
Not Available
MORPHOLOGY
BLADE PIGMENTATION
BLADE PIGMENTATION, MOST CLEAR BEFORE FLOWERING. IT DOES NOT INCLUDE THE PIGMENTATION OF SENESCENT LEAVES OR THE IRIDESCENT PURPLE COLOR UNDER SOME JUVENILE OR NEW LEAVES.
GN - NORMAL GREEN
AMARANTH.AMES.1990
PI 553085 89ncao01 SD
Not Available
MORPHOLOGY
BLADE SHAPE
BLADE SHAPE ON ADULT PLANTS. SHAPES CAN BE MODIFIED WITH BLADE RATIO INFORMATION.
OBOV - OBOVATE INVERSELY OVATE
AMARANTH.AMES.1990
PI 553085 89ncao01 SD
Not Available
MORPHOLOGY
BRANCHING INDEX
BRANCHING INDEX (USES IPGRI SYSTEM)
6 - MANY BRANCHES, ALL NEAR THE BASE OF THE STEM
AMARANTH.AMES.1990
PI 553085 89ncao01 SD
Not Available
MORPHOLOGY
FLOWER COLOR
FLOWER COLOR
GR - GREEN
AMARANTH.AMES.1990
PI 553085 89ncao01 SD
Not Available
MORPHOLOGY
INFLORESCENCE SHAPE
INFLORESCENCE SHAPE (MODIFIED IPGRI SYSTEM)
XX - OTHER (SPECIFY)
AMARANTH.AMES.1990
PI 553085 89ncao01 SD
Not Available
MORPHOLOGY
PETIOLE PIGMENTATION
PETIOLE PIGMENTATION (MODIFIED IPGRI SYSTEM)
GN - GREEN
AMARANTH.AMES.1990
PI 553085 89ncao01 SD
Not Available
MORPHOLOGY
SEED COLOR
SEED COLOR frequency
BR - DARK BROWN SEED COAT, RHS 175A to 200A (100%)
AMARANTH.AMES.SEED.1997
PI 553085 93ncai01 SD
Not Available
MORPHOLOGY
SEED SHAPE
SEED SHAPE
EB - ELLIPSOID OR OVOID WITH ROUNDED BULGING PERISPERM (100%)
AMARANTH.AMES.SEED.1997
PI 553085 93ncai01 SD
Not Available
PRODUCTION
HUNDRED SEED WEIGHT
THE WEIGHT IN GRAMS OF 100 SEEDS. TAKEN FROM THE HUNDRED SEED WEIGHTS IN THE GRIN INVENTORY.
.24
NC7.INVENTORY.BRENNER
PI 553085 89ncao01 SD
Not Available
PRODUCTION
HUNDRED SEED WEIGHT
THE WEIGHT IN GRAMS OF 100 SEEDS. TAKEN FROM THE HUNDRED SEED WEIGHTS IN THE GRIN INVENTORY.
.24
NC7.INVENTORY.BRENNER
PI 553085 93ncai01 SD
Not Available
PRODUCTION
HUNDRED SEED WEIGHT
THE WEIGHT IN GRAMS OF 100 SEEDS. TAKEN FROM THE HUNDRED SEED WEIGHTS IN THE GRIN INVENTORY.
.25
NC7.INVENTORY.BRENNER
PI 553085 90ncai01 SD
Not Available